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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound is the only warning the people in East Conemaugh receive before the flood in Chapter 4?
(a) An open locomotive whistle.
(b) A foghorn.
(c) A bell.
(d) A scream.

2. What does the book say the embankment on the river was built up of?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Shell.
(c) Stone.
(d) Clay.

3. What is the name of the cantankerous editor of the Tribune?
(a) Benjamin F. Ruff.
(b) Henry Clay Frick.
(c) George T. Swank.
(d) Charles Reade.

4. On what do witnesses see a man and two women riding on just before dark in Chapter 6?
(a) A boat.
(b) A barn roof.
(c) A house.
(d) A train.

5. What is the name of the engineer who sits in the cab of train No. 2 at Buttermilk Falls in Chapter 4?
(a) James B. Scott.
(b) George T. Swank.
(c) Benjamin J. Ruff.
(d) John Hess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the death toll ratio given at the end of Chapter 4?

2. How many refugees are trapped in the Swan house in Chapter 5?

3. How many trains do reporters charter from Pittsburgh to Johnstown to report on the flood?

4. What massive landmark was the water's first major obstacle?

5. What date did the Johnstown flood begin?

(see the answer key)

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